Putin took action and made a historic decision.
According to the latest information disclosed by Syrian media, Syria's top diplomat met with Russian officials on Thursday, the 31st. At the same time, Putin also met with Syria's top diplomat at the Kremlin.
It is worth noting that this is the first visit of the new government members of Syria, who have no presence or influence of Assad, to Moscow since last year when the former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, who had received years of support from Russia, was overthrown by rebel forces.
Assad was a Russian ally until his rapid downfall in December last year. Due to Putin's main focus being on the war in Ukraine, he was "powerless" to do anything about events in Syria and did not send a single soldier to help Assad counter the rebels. Instead, he provided asylum for Assad after he fled Syria.
This means that Russia officially receiving high-ranking members of the new Syrian government and Putin meeting with senior officials of the new Syrian government indicates that Putin has formally "abandoned" Assad and accepted the existence of the new Syrian government.
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